Overview

Now in its 14th year, Cleantech Forum Europe 2018 will once again be a unique and special occasion as Antwerp becomes the 13th different city to host this innovation event – mark your calendars for May 14-16, 2018!

This annual gathering of the European innovation community offers a wide-ranging, three-day program along with exclusive opportunities to network, learn, and get deals done. Since 2002, Cleantech Group has brought together clean technology’s most influential leaders – corporate executives, start-up and growth company CEOs, investors, government agencies, and other players – from across all areas of resource innovation, from the major industrial verticals, and from across the globe.

What You’ll Experience

Our Cleantech Forums give you a glimpse of the future, get you out of your everyday silos, provide a different perspective, and help you find innovations of relevance to you that are in adjacent or altogether different industrial and technology areas. We convene the game-changers from multiple sectors all in one place for three days, from 25+ countries, and from over 100 cities worldwide. Our 16-year history of Cleantech Forums speaks to the importance of our events in getting deals done (or started), and the feedback we receive from attendees each year highlights the unique opportunities found at our Forums.

Who Attends

You can expect to meet high-level corporate and investor representatives, entrepreneurs and disruptive start-ups, and other innovation leaders from 25+ countries, 5 continents, and from across many different sectors and industries.

Attendee numbers are consistently in the 375-425 range. Each is motivated to see today’s ‘state of the art’ in sustainable innovation and to gain insights on tomorrow.

Entrepreneurs: The start-ups and innovators on the front lines of sustainable innovation.

Corporates: Representatives from today’s leading corporate open innovation and venturing programs – those funding, incubating and partnering with innovation for strategic as well as financial return.

Financial Investors: Representatives from leading financial firms – venture and growth capital firms, along with some angels and family offices looking to make a sustainable impact and financial return.

Innovation Leaders: The ecosystem is completed with the presence of public sector officials and programs specialized in helping cleantech and resource innovation, and by lawyers and bankers, thinkers and innovation visionaries.

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Agenda

Industry Hubs for the Future: Decentralized, Decarbonized and Digitalized

Over more than 15 years, Cleantech Group (CTG) has been charting the future of industries, with a focus on how sustainable innovation companies will shape such futures.

Cleantech Forums, run by CTG since 2002 in San Francisco and since 2005 in Europe, have showcased both the trends to watch out for and the innovation and the entrepreneurs that illustrate these, and have connected countless international partnerships and cross-border investment deals along the way.

Innovation on show at these Forums is all-pervasive, and looks well beyond enabling technology: business models, who works with who, the latest on the finance and investment scene, as well as the brightest rising start-ups and growth-stage entrepreneurial companies.

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Why Antwerp?

This year’s European Cleantech Forum will be held in Antwerp (Belgium), home to Europe’s largest chemical hub and the world’s most tightly concentrated petrochemical hub, and home to Europe’s second largest port and a key continental logistics hub.

As such, the Forum in Antwerp will provide us unique angles from which to enhance and enrich our views on how Industry will develop in the 21st century and to learn from the experiences of SMEs and large corporations established in this region.

Learn from leading innovative thinking in action. Having researched and developed numerous groundbreaking ideas to make products and processes more sustainable, these companies have successfully transformed many of these concepts into off-the-shelf products and services. And in doing so, they have set in motion a process to further decentralize and decarbonize the entire industry hub.

Explore opportunities and identify partnerships to accelerate your global growth plans and to lock in competitive advantage. Pioneering regions such as Antwerp are learning arenas for building the industry of the future, and thrive on cooperation and interaction with other regions. The 2018 Forum, therefore, presents an excellent opportunity to explore new partnerships that impact the competitive advantage of your company or your region. We will illustrate the power of international innovation partnerships via case studies of some tie-ups between some of our Global Cleantech 100 companies and large, well-established multi-national companies in the region.

What to expect from the 2018 Forum’s program?

The 2018 European Cleantech Forum is being built around the idea of what it means and takes to make industries and industrial hubs more decentralized, decarbonized, and digitally-enabled.

Across our keynotes, panels, company pitches, and interactive workshops, we will be exploring many angles on this central idea. Here is some of what you should expect:

Leveraging the real-life experiences and knowledge available in the Antwerp chemical hub to underpin 21st century industrial transformations, you should expect a significant focus on novel concepts regarding renewable feedstock, sustainable chemistry, and chemicals-as-a-service. Processes to bring materials into a never-ending loop are but one example of contributing to decarbonization of the industry and the so called circular economy. New concepts such as chemical leasing and Carbon to Value (C2V) exemplify the potential for the industry.

What better place to examine the future of logistics, and innovations impacting the movement of goods, than in Antwerp?

Beyond these, this is our European Forum and so attendees should also expect our forum to provide what it always does, irrespective of each year’s location. Join us for:

An annual check-in on the future of the power industry, and some of the latest goings-on there, as the worlds of electricity & transportation converge

Significant focus on Industry 4.0 and examples of the intersect of digital technologies with industry, and manufacturing – 3D printing, AI and Blockchain are all likely to feature

Some new subjects, in tune with our times – for example, expect some focus on the crossovers with Health & Ageing

The latest on the finance and investment scene – the trends, the new players, the new models and latest thinking

The showcasing of some of the brightest rising start-up and growth-stage entrepreneurial companies, both locally and from across Europe and beyond

There will be more to come as we build out the agenda over the next two months (February-March). Stay tuned! Meantime, we invite you to nominate speakers via our speaker nomination form.

May 14, 2018

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10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Early Registration

Early check-in to Cleantech Forum Europe for exhibitors and those attending tours or pre-meetings.

11:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Pre-Forum Cleantech Tours

As was the case for the last 10 years, Cleantech Forum Europe will offer you pre-Forum opportunities for a limited number of people (approx 50-60) to visit some of the cleantech sights of our host city/area. The precise program we are working on with local partners, and we will announce these as soon as we can. The likely tours offered will comprise one starting at about 11 AM and one at 1:30 PM.

Pre-registering for the tours will be necessary (as places will be limited). This can be achieved within the registration form. Please direct questions to forums@cleantech.com

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Invite Only Investor Event

Following the success of the investor roundtables of 2017 in Helsinki, CTG will offer once again an invite only afternoon program for investors only. The full program will be developed in February/March; one item the agenda will include is an update from the European Investment Fund (EIF), arguably Europe’s most important LP, on how it views the sustainable and industrial innovation funds landscape today and what investment theses it will and will not support.

This will be an invite-only afternoon session for investors only. If you wish to be included, please inquire throughforums@cleantech.com

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Registration & Opening of the Forum

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Welcome to our 14th Cleantech Forum, Europe!

In the opening evening session we will provide you with an introduction to the industrial, innovation and venturing landscape of our host region, to provide you context for the next two days and to provide some ideas of players to meet, companies to hear present, etc.

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Welcome Reception

Co-Hosted by: Indaver

May 15, 2018

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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration & Welcome

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Industry Hubs for the Future: Decentralized, Decarbonized and Digitalized

In the opening morning plenary, CTG will provide its perspective on the lay of the land and key trends to pay attention to, with a particular focus on the evolution of specific industries towards their next generation versions. ENGIE will provide their perspectives on the future of power generation and mobility, and their interlinked futures. We will also likely introduce you to a few new “fresh faces” (corporates and investors debuting at the Forum).

With your energy levels at their highest, this first programmatic block consists of a series of single-company, single speaker workshops, profiling some of the leading innovative thinking in action today in the Flemish region. You have the chance to join 4 of the 8 hosts over this 90 minute period, to maximize your opportunity to get glimpses into the future and to learn from people in action today.

The format is designed to maximize the people the hosts might connect to, as they have two dedicated time-slots each. And as AV and powerpoint free the formats are intended to be conversational, informal and interactive.

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Chemistry as a Service

Two case studies, one from De Neef Chemical Processsing (DNCP) and one from Derbigum, will open our minds to the benefits of wholly new ways to approach business models in the world of chemicals – solvents as a service and roofing materials as a service.

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Next Gen Industry in Action Today

Two case studies, one from Finindus (in combination with Arcelor Mittal) and one from Exypnos, will share their experiences of the convergence of Industry 4.0 and cleantech.

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Circular Economy in Action Today

Two case studies, one from Indaver and one from Inopsys, will tell us about their circular business models.

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Bringing you Green Chemistry Today

Two case studies, one from Harsonic and one from Oleon, will talk to us about the “natural” in their approach to chemical problems.

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Sustainable Chemistry Track

In this mini-track, we will look at two hot subjects, and conclude with an innovation showcase of relevant companies. One will likely be about synthetics.

In this mini-track we will look at two examples of where ICT technologies are intersecting with industry, be it industry in general or a specific industry.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Interaction Track

Interaction Track

The Interaction Track’s purpose is to offer our guests more subjects, more opportunities to get smart or updated on particular, often more niche, subjects.The format of these sessions is deliberately informal, intimate and interactive. That means smaller rooms (think 20-40 people), with no AV or powerpoints. You are here to talk to each other!

Track schedule to be released in February/March.

3:00 PM - 3:10 PM

Transition Break

3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

Sustainable Chemistry Track

In this mini-track, we will look at two hot subjects, and conclude with an innovation showcase of relevant companies. One will likely be about synthetics.

Track schedule to be released in February/March.

3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

Innovations for Next Generation Industry Track

Co-Hosted by: GE Ventures

Track schedule to be released in February/March.

3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

Interaction Track

Interaction Track

The Interaction Track’s purpose is to offer our guests more subjects, more opportunities to get smart or updated on particular, often more niche, subjects.The format of these sessions is deliberately informal, intimate and interactive. That means smaller rooms (think 20-40 people), with no AV or powerpoints. You are here to talk to each other!

Track schedule to be released in February/March.

4:10 PM - 4:45 PM

Networking Break

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Sustainable Chemistry: Innovation Showcase

The day will end in this mini-track with the opportunity for a few European companies to present their solutions. In this track’s showcase there will be a bias towards, materials, chemicals and industrial biotech companies.

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Innovations for Next Generation Industry Track: Innovation Showcase

The day will end in this mini-track with the opportunity for a few European companies to present their solutions. In this track the companies will be enablers of Industry 4.0, the intersect of digital technologies and industries on their path towards re-inventing themselves for the 21st century.

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Closing Plenary: European Global Cleantech 100 Award Winners

In the closing plenary of the day, we get the chance to hear from the two European companies who were not only one of the 30 in the 2018 Global Cleantech 100, but also won awards – one, the highest ranked European company in the list, the other the highest-ranked early-stage company globally in the 2018 list.

7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

The 14th Annual Cleantech Forum Europe Reception, Dinner & Awards

Join us for the 14th Cleantech Forum Europe Dinner & Awards – as ever, a special evening in a special location. There will be drinks on arrival from 7:30pm, followed by an 8:00pm seated dinner – as well as the presentation of the 2018 European Cleantech Awards.

There are a maximum of 250 places, which can be reserved on a “first come, first served” basis when registering.

May 16, 2018

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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration & Welcome Breakfast

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

The Finance Landscape: An Annual Temperature Test

It has become a bit of a tradition over the last three years that we open the last day with a look at the financing landcape and how that continues to evolve, with a focus on new models, new players, and new sources of financing for sustainable innovation companies.

Co-Hosted by: InnoEnergy

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

Transition Break

10:10 AM - 11:10 AM

Logistics & Mobility Track

The opening session of this morning’s track will focus on the market dynamics around logistics, the movement of goods, and what innovations are on the rise and why.

10:10 AM - 11:10 AM

Innovations for Next Generation Energy & Power Track

The opening session of this morning’s track will focus on cutting edge technologies like AI, Blockchain and 5G, and their prospective role in transforming aspects of the energy and power industries.

10:10 AM - 11:10 AM

Interaction Track

Interaction Track

The Interaction Track’s purpose is to offer our guests more subjects, more opportunities to get smart or updated on particular, often more niche, subjects.The format of these sessions is deliberately informal, intimate and interactive. That means smaller rooms (think 20-40 people), with no AV or powerpoints. You are here to talk to each other!

Track schedule to be released in February/March.

11:10 AM 11:45 AM

Networking Break

11:45 AM 12:45 PM

Logistics & Mobility Track: Innovation Showcase

The morning will end with the opportunity for a few European companies to present their solutions.

11:45 AM 12:45 PM

Innovations for Next Generation Energy & Power Track: Innovation Showcase

The morning will end with the opportunity for a few relevant European companies to present their solutions.

11:45 AM 12:45 PM

Interaction Track

Interaction Track

The Interaction Track’s purpose is to offer our guests more subjects, more opportunities to get smart or updated on particular, often more niche, subjects.The format of these sessions is deliberately informal, intimate and interactive. That means smaller rooms (think 20-40 people), with no AV or powerpoints. You are here to talk to each other!

Track schedule to be released in February/March

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking Lunch

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Logistics & Mobility Track

Track schedule to be released in February/March

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Innovations for Next Generation Energy & Power Track

Track schedule to be released in February/March

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM

Transition Break

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

The Closing Session

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Words

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Closing Reception

Venue/Travel

Here’s our guide for planning your trip to Antwerp:

Forum Venue – the Forum will be held at Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp

14th Annual Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony – the Dinner will be held at the New Palace of Justice (max 250 seats available)

Hotel Accommodations – guidance on our special rate hotel at the Hyllit Hotel

How to Get to the Venue – some tips for transportation upon your arrival into Antwerp

14th Annual Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony

The 14th annual Cleantech Forum Europe Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony will take place at the New Palace of Justice.

The New Palace of Justice/Antwerp Courthouse, nicknamed “the Butterfly Palace,” is a building in the south of Antwerp, near the Bolivarplaats. It was designed by the British modernist architect Richard Rogers, who is also the creative brain behind famous buildings as the Centre Pompidou (Paris) and the Millennium Dome (London). The Palace of Justice in Antwerp is commonly considered to be one of Belgium’s 21st century architectural highlights.

Hotel Accommodations

Hyllit Hotel:

We have a hotel block rate with the Hyllit Hotel, which is a 5-minute walk from the main Forum venue.

Hotel room options include:

Single room at € 152,00 per room per night, including breakfast (excluding city tax at € 2,39 per person per night)

Double room at € 172,00 per room per night, including breakfast (excluding city tax at € 2,39 per person per night)

Available booking dates are the nights of May 13-May 16, 2018 (please note that there are a limited number of rooms available for the dates of May 13 and May 16). All bookings include VAT, in-room wifi, and breakfast.

To reserve a hotel in our room block, please fill out this reservation form and email it directly to the hotel (instructions are within the form).

Travel to the Venue

By Train:

The Flanders Meeting and Convention Center Antwerp is conveniently located next to the central train station (Antwerpen Centraal). All information on train timetables and fares can be found on the NMBS website (Belgian Rail).

By Air:

Antwerp airport is located only fifteen minutes outside the city center, and offers direct flights to and from London. Visitors flying to Brussels International Airport can take a direct train connection to Antwerp Central Station (Antwerpen Centraal).

FCA maintains global contacts with other cleantech clusters and associations. Together we carry out a technology gap analysis to draw out the opportunities for collaboration with our Flemish cleantech companies. The collaboration between a Flemish and a foreign cleantech company starts with a carefully defined and ‘safe’ subproject, which allows both partners to get to know each other, resulting in mutual trust and a readiness in the long term to embark upon a more profound partnership.

VITO is a leading international research and consulting centre. It provides knowledge and technological innovations that facilitate the transition to a more sustainable society.

VITO is a leading international research and consulting centre. It provides knowledge and technological innovations that facilitate the transition to a more sustainable society. We do this in the areas of energy, chemistry, materials, health technology and land use. We unite different parties in a sustainable value chain. Through cooperation, expansion and development of expertise we are able to make smarter use of existing resources and develop new ones. Technology must be viable and cost-effective. This calls for partnerships between research centres, commercial parties and the government, who together create impact on the transition to sustainability.

VITO is the driving force by providing substantive knowledge, innovative processes and business models.

VITO makes the connection between research, government and market, between knowledge, policy and business in
order to create impactful changes.

VITO. Vision on Technology for a Better World.

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ENGIE develops its businesses (power, natural gas, energy services) around a model based on responsible growth to take on the major challenges of energy’s transition to a low-carbon economy: access to sustainable energy, climate-change mitigation and adaptation and the rational use of resources.

ENGIE develops its businesses (power, natural gas, energy services) around a model based on responsible growth to take on the major challenges of energy’s transition to a low-carbon economy: access to sustainable energy, climate-change mitigation and adaptation and the rational use of resources. The Group provides individuals, cities and businesses with highly efficient and innovative solutions largely based on its expertise in four key sectors: renewable energy, energy efficiency, liquefied natural gas and digital technology. ENGIE employs 153,090 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €66.6 billion in 2016.

Being the largest producer of green power in Belgium with 17,000 expert employees means that ENGIE is the local market leader in electricity, natural gas and energy services. ENGIE is focusing completely on the energy transition and provides its residential, professional and industrial customers with innovative solutions to reduce their energy consumption, to use energy more smartly and to increase their level of comfort.

Gold

Capricorn Venture Partners is an independent European manager of venture capital and equity funds, investing in innovative growth companies with breakthrough technologies in Cleantech, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, IT and Materials Sciences.

Capricorn Venture Partners is an independent European manager of venture capital and equity funds, investing in innovative growth companies with breakthrough technologies in Cleantech, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, IT and Materials Sciences. Capricorn’s 6th venture capital fund, Capricorn Sustainable Chemistry Fund (CSCF), captures growing opportunities emerging from wave of innovation across the value chain, from renewable feedstocks to more sustainable solutions for everyday products in food & feed, fibers & fuels, and functional materials in a broad range of applications, that provide both performance and value, while protecting and enhancing human health. As the world is facing the growing challenges of climate change, the number of breakthrough, innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) will increase rapidly. CSCF is uniquely positioned to help develop sustainable alternatives that offer significant reduction in GHG emissions, as compared to existing petrochemical processes. The objective of the CSCF is to create shareholder value through financial return, combined with the sustainability impact of planned investments.

DEME is a world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, marine engineering and environmental remediation. The Group can build on more than 140 years of know-how and experience and has fostered a pioneering approach throughout its history, being a front runner in innovation and new technologies.

DEME is a world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, marine engineering and environmental remediation. The Group can build on more than 140 years of know-how and experience and has fostered a pioneering approach throughout its history, being a front runner in innovation and new technologies. Thanks to an integrated company structure, DEME strongly emerges as a ‘global solutions provider’ which offers its clients overall solutions. The group has 4.900 employees worldwide. DEME Environmental Contractors (DEC) is the Group’s environmental remediation specialist. Activities include soil decontamination, treatment of polluted soil and dredged sediments, as well as the high-tech cleaning of water, with a focus on design, build and operation using innovative techniques.

InnoEnergy is the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe supported by the EIT.

InnoEnergy is the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe supported by the EIT.

We support and invest in innovation at every stage of the journey – from classroom to end-customer. With our network of partners, we build connections across Europe, bringing together inventors and industry, graduates and employers , researchers and entrepreneurs, businesses and markets. We work in three essential areas of the innovation mix:

Education to help create an informed and ambitious workforce that understands the demands of sustainability and the needs of industry.

Innovation Projects to bring together ideas, inventors and industry to create commercially attractive technologies that deliver real results to customers.

Business Creation Services to support entrepreneurs and start-ups who are expanding Europe’s energy ecosystem with their innovative offerings.

Bringing these disciplines together maximizes the impact of each, accelerates the development of market-ready solutions, and creates a fertile environment in which we can sell the innovative results of our work.

PMV is a do and dare company that shapes the economic future of Flanders. PMV finances promising companies from the very start to growth and internationalization.

PMV is a do and dare company that shapes the economic future of Flanders. PMV finances promising companies from the very start to growth and internationalization. PMV offers tailor-made financial solutions for every entrepreneur with a solid business plan and a strong management team, by providing venture capital, loans and guarantees. An experienced and highly motivated team of 125 professionals endeavours every day to achieve the goal of creating prosperity and well-being in Flanders. By the end of 2017, PMV had a portfolio of about EUR 1.2 billion in assets under management. www.pmv.eu

Silver

Antwerp is a great European port city where innovation meets business. Digital innovation and circular economy are the leitmotiv of the Antwerp economy.

Antwerp is a great European port city where innovation meets business. Digital innovation and circular economy are the leitmotiv of the Antwerp economy. Several highly specialised players in waste management, Cleantech and renewable energy have their home in Antwerp. The port and the chemical industry play an important role in waste logistics and sustainable growth for the city and beyond. Antwerp is definitely open for business.

For the past three decades, Chubb has provided a wide range of renewable energy, technology, and manufacturing companies with scalable, future focused insurance solutions...

For the past three decades, Chubb has provided a wide range of renewable energy, technology, and manufacturing companies with scalable, future focused insurance solutions. With an integrated worldwide network of branches and affiliates, Chubb’s global expertise, risk engineering, and claims services help Clean Tech companies keep pace with the velocity of changing risks. To learn more about Chubb, please contact your local agent or broker today or learn more at www.chubb.com.

Indaver is a European top player in sustainable waste management. Through improved recycling methods and responsible recovery of energy and valuable components from hazardous and non-hazardous waste, Indaver aims to keep leading the field in sustainable waste management, and in the circular economy in particular.

Indaver is a European top player in sustainable waste management. Through improved recycling methods and responsible recovery of energy and valuable components from hazardous and non-hazardous waste, Indaver aims to keep leading the field in sustainable waste management, and in the circular economy in particular.

In the circular economy, materials are constantly re-used in a closed, safe loop. Indaver regards waste as a source of valuable raw materials, which can replace primary raw materials. The condition is that both quality and safety are guaranteed.

By removing the harmful components from hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams, Indaver keeps the environment and food/product cycles safe and clean. At the same time, Indaver is determined to deliver high-quality (product) output, since the ultimate goal is to replace virgin materials, without loss of quality and/or efficiency of the product or production process for which it is intended.

Indaver owns and operates installations for the recycling of PMD, paper & cardboard, plastic & synthetic materials, solvents, hydrochloric acid and lamps and has access to a strong network of external recovery and recycling (treatment) centres. All its sites use recovered energy for their own or turn energy into electricity for the grid. Indaver’s most recent and innovative energy project is Ecluse, a high temp-high pressure 5km steam network that connects its Belgian (Doel) facilities with neighbouring industries, providing them with process steam. The annual avoided CO2 emission sums up to more than 100,000 tonnes a year.

GE Ventures identifies and accelerates ideas that will help improve the world. Focused on software, advanced manufacturing, energy and healthcare, GE Ventures combines investing, new business creation, licensing, thought leadership, early market development and more to deliver an innovation platform designed to drive growth with our partners.

GE Ventures identifies and accelerates ideas that will help improve the world. Focused on software, advanced manufacturing, energy and healthcare, GE Ventures combines investing, new business creation, licensing, thought leadership, early market development and more to deliver an innovation platform designed to drive growth with our partners.

Bronze

De Neef Chemical Processing is a leader in the purification and recovery of organic solvents and specialty chemicals.

De Neef Chemical Processing is a leader in the purification and recovery of organic solvents and specialty chemicals.

It’s in our mission to purify used solvents to the highest grade, responding to the needs of our clients using best available techniques with care for safety and respect for the environment. When Janssen told us about their project to reuse their waste streams after purification our R&D department started immediately their investigation. The challenge was not simple as Janssen would like to reuse the purified solvents in various processes at their chemical production site. We succeeded in distilling the samples into pure products which Janssen could use again.

We developed the industrial installations and started to build them at our production site in Kallo (Antwerp). By August 2017 the purified solvents will be reused at the Janssen production site in Geel-Belgium.

The Belgian enterprise Derbigum specializes in energy-saving and sustainable roof covering materials. The company, which started in 1932 as a family SME specializing in waterproofing for roofs and flat surfaces, has become a world actor thanks to its continuous investments and unparalleled service. The Group has three production units – two in Belgium (Lot & Perwez) and one in the United States (Kansas City) and employs 420 throughout the world. More than two thirds of the production is intended for export. The consolidated turnover of the Derbigum Group is now 111.2 million Euros. The logo and the baseline ‘Making Buildings Smart’ clearly illustrate the Derbigum mission: pioneering and sustainable solutions tailored to the needs of the client so as to be the reference provider of sustainable solutions that safeguard buildings from the elements of nature.

ENGIE New Ventures was founded in May 2014, when 115M€ of Corporate Venture Capital was set aside for investment as minority stakes in startups, to complement existing resources coming from the technology and research centres and from internal innovation.

ENGIE New Ventures was founded in May 2014, when 115M€ of Corporate Venture Capital was set aside for investment as minority stakes in startups, to complement existing resources coming from the technology and research centres and from internal innovation.

Since then, a total of 65M€ has been invested in 16 projects worldwide, especially Europe, North America and the Middle East, and in fields as diverse as organic photovoltaics, natural gas chromatography and hydrogen mobility. Names include Powerdale, Sigfox, Kiwi Power, Apix Analytics, StreetLight Data, Kwh Analytics, Heliatek, Serviz, Ecova, Greentown Labs, Living Map, EV-Box.

Production Systems with a smart polyurethane application are part of our DNA. We provide industrial opportunities for the products of tomorrow.

Production Systems with a smart polyurethane application are part of our DNA. We provide industrial opportunities for the products of tomorrow.

Thanks to the patented WST and WSTplus technologies, Exypnos offers an alternative method of applying polyurethane frames to the most diverse products, in both large and small volume runs. The production processes combine various materials, including glass, polycarbonate, plastic, steel and aluminum.

Our customers can be found in the mobility, energy and construction industries as well as the consumer goods industry. A 10% reduction in vehicle weight can result in a 6-8% fuel economy improvement (source US Dept. of Energy). The use of WST/WSTplus manufacturing systems opens the range of potentials in light weight – thin glasses, without having to compromise on product shape or complexity.

Exypnos presents customers the opportunity to trim down their existing multistage production process containing gluing and framing, into a single energy- and cost-effective stage. In addition, the silicone moulds used during the production process are based on a circular business model. Durability is a key aspect of the Exypnos strategy: the composition of the silicone moulds we develop and produce is optimised to ensure that, when used with a more environmentally friendly water-based solvent, they have a considerably longer service life.

Exypnos offers her customers tailor-made production solutions, either by taking on the complete WST/WSTplus production job or by providing them with the necessary materials to turn their project into a resounding success.

Finindus is a Belgian investment company backed by ArcelorMittal and the Flemish Region. Finindus invests in early stage and growth companies, with a specific focus on materials, material processing and sustainable manufacturing.

Finindus is a Belgian investment company backed by ArcelorMittal and the Flemish Region. Finindus invests in early stage and growth companies, with a specific focus on materials, material processing and sustainable manufacturing. (www.finindus.be)

The Harsonic company is a Flemish company active internationally, specialising in the removal of biofilm in an ecologically responsible manner.

Oleon is one of the leading producers of oleochemicals since the 1950s. At Oleon we believe in the use of natural renewable raw materials.

Oleon is one of the leading producers of oleochemicals since the 1950s. At Oleon we believe in the use of natural renewable raw materials. We are specialized in converting natural fats and oils into a wide range of oleochemical products, such as fatty acids, glycerine, esters, dimers, technical oils, specialty oleochemicals and biodiesel. Our products, made from renewable raw materials, combine high performance with ready biodegradability.

Solvay is a multi-specialty chemical company, committed to developing chemistry that addresses key societal challenges. Solvay innovates and partners with customers in diverse global end markets. Its products and solutions are used in planes, cars, smart and medical devices, batteries, in mineral and oil extraction, among many other applications promoting sustainability. Its lightweighting materials enhance cleaner mobility, its formulations optimize the use of resources and its performance chemicals improve air and water quality. Solvay is headquartered in Brussels with around 27,000 employees in 58 countries. Net sales were € 10.9 billion in 2016, with 90% from activities where Solvay ranks among the world’s top 3 leaders.

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Access to all keynotes, general sessions, and (non-invite-only) breakout sessions and workshops

Access to all general (non-invite-only) breakfasts, lunches, networking breaks, and receptions

Access to the networking area and exhibitor space

100% Satisfaction Guarantee to Cleantech Forum “First-Timers”

Cleantech Group has run Forums since 2002 with many annual returnees. As a statement of confidence – and as a commitment to newcomers’ satisfaction, who are least familiar with the event – we will gladly refund your registration fee if you are dissatisfied with the value you received from participating in your first Forum.

Available Discounts

Discounts are available to the following individuals. Please note that only one discount type/code can be applied against the standard rates published above. Cleantech Group reserves the right to reject any registrations where a double-discount is deemed to have been applied.

CTG Subscribers: The CTG subscriber rate – $300 off the registration fee – is available to paying subscribers of CTG. You must register with the email address you use to log into i3. If you have any issues with your subscriber discount, please email us at forums@cleantech.com

You can find more information about our services and subscription offerings here.

i3 Start-Up Users: If you have an active start-up profile on i3, you will have access to an exclusive start-up rate. TO RECEIVE THIS RATE, YOU MUST LOG INTO i3 AND REGISTER VIA THE FORUM OPPORTUNITY. [COMING SOON]

If you do not have an active i3 start-up profile, go to i3connect.com and select “For Start-ups” to create one.

Government/Non-Profit Representatives: We offer a tiered discount rate for government employees and non-profit representatives. For more information, or to receive this rate, please email us at forums@cleantech.com with the name of your organization and verification of your government or non-profit status.

Groups of 3+: If your organization or company would like to bring 3 or more attendees, we offer special group rates. For groups of 3, we offer a 15% discount; for groups of 4, we offer a 20% discount; and for groups of 5+, we offer a 25% discount. Please contact us for more information.

Students: We do not offer a student rate to the Forum. Instead, we encourage students to apply to be a Forum volunteer to get access to unique networking and learning opportunities.

Media

Media registration is by invitation only. For a media pass, please contact us.

Volunteering

Are you in business school or a graduate program? Apply to volunteer at Cleantech Forum Europe, and get access to unique networking and learning opportunities.

Please note that this opportunity is open to those still in school, with occasional exceptions made for recent graduates.

Terms & Conditions

If an invoice is requested, an additional $300 will be added to the registration fee. Payment will be required by no later than the Event Date. If payment is not received before then, Cleantech Group reserves the right to cancel the registration without notice. Payment may be made by check, credit card or bank transfer.

Substitutions:

A request to transfer a registration to a colleague should be made by giving written notice via email. Cleantech Group reserves the right to deny a request for such a substitution, but will not unreasonably do so.

Cancellation Policy:

Up to 12 weeks before the event date, a 20% cancellation fee will be applicable

Up to 8 weeks before the event date, a 30% cancellation fee will be applicable

Up to 4 weeks before the event date, a 50% cancellation fee will be applicable

Less than 4 weeks before the event date, the full fee will be applicable

No Show, the full fee will be applicable

If you have any questions about registration, please feel free to contact us at forums@cleantech.com.